A broccoli and tomato "tree" with pretzel "trunk" and cauliflower "snow" are delicious dippers for a cool and creamy dip.
Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Creamy Herb Dip
- 1/2 cup sour cream or crème fraîche
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
Vegetable Platter
- 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 14 grape tomatoes
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cauliflower florets
- 3/4 oz (about 40) pretzel sticks (from 15-oz bag)
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, stir together dip ingredients. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
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Step2Rinse and thoroughly dry vegetables. Trim broccoli and cauliflower floret stems.
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Step3Arrange broccoli on serving platter to form tree shape and tomatoes to form garland. Arrange bell pepper to form star and cauliflower to form snow (see photo). If desired, cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
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Step4Just before serving, arrange pretzels at bottom of tree to form trunk. Serve with dip.
Nutrition
130
Calories
9g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 310mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 120%
- 120%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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